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AG Healey Sues Haverhill Car Dealership for Pricing Discrimination

September 19, 2022

Complaint Alleges Jaffarian Volvo Toyota Charged Black and Hispanic Customers Higher Prices and Markups for Add-On Products and Services Than Similarly Situated White Customers BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that her office is suing a Haverhill car dealership for engaging in unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory pricing practices against Black and Hispanic customers by illegally…

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CFPB to Hold Auto Lenders Accountable for Discrimination in Auto Lending

March 6, 2013

Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it would hold banks and other lenders liable for any auto loans in their portfolio that are discriminatory. Consumer advocates were encouraged by the announcement and hope it is the first step toward eliminating unfair interest-rate markups by auto dealers. Dealers should not be allowed to sell…

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U.S. Senate Votes to Roll Back Consumer Bureau Effort to Thwart Auto Lending Discrimination

April 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 18, 2018 Boston – The U.S. Senate today voted to repeal guidance issued in 2013 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help auto finance companies avoid racial and ethnic discrimination by holding them accountable to fair lending laws. “It’s outrageous that the Senate voted to claw back this five-year old…

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Los Angeles Times: Why all Latino wealth is not equal

July 19, 2023

Originally appearing in Los Angeles Times/ De Los on July 19, 2023, Alejandra Molina looks at a new Brookings Metro report that examines the underlying causes of the wealth gap between Latino and white families and cites John Van Alst‘s report: Time to Stop Racing Cars: The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Buying and Using…

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AG Healey Sues Haverhill Car Dealership for Pricing Discrimination

CFPB to Hold Auto Lenders Accountable for Discrimination in Auto Lending

U.S. Senate Votes to Roll Back Consumer Bureau Effort to Thwart Auto Lending Discrimination

Los Angeles Times: Why all Latino wealth is not equal